0 EPA530-R-94-005h PB94-922 408 MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT August 1994 RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA VJ> "• - Hotline Questions and Answers Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 1 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 1 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)... 2 New Publications Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 3 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 5 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)... 6 Other 7 Federal Registers Final Rules 9 Proposed Rules 10 Notices 10 Call Analyses Calls Answered 17 Caller Profiles 20 Hotline Topics 22 RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA National Toil-Free Nos.: 800-424-9346 or 800-535-0202 Local: 703-412-9810 TDD National Toil-Free No.: 800-553-7672 This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-WO-0039. EPA Project Officer: Carie VanHook Jasperse U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460 Printed on Recycled Pap«r ------- HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RCRA CERCLA 1. Unused Formulations Containing Sodium Pentachlorophenate are F027 The F027 hazardous waste listing includes discarded, unused formulations containing tri-, tetra-, or pentachlorophenol, as well as compounds derived from these chlorophenols (40 CFR §261.31). Does an unused chemical formulation that contains sodium pentachlorophenate meet the F027 listing when discarded? Unused formulations containing sodium pentachlorophenate meet the F027 listing when discarded. Sodium pentachlorophenate, a wood surface protectant used to prevent sapstaining in freshly cut lumber, is a compound derived from pentachlorophenol by dissolving pentachlorophenol in sodium hydroxide (58 FR 25706,25708; April 27, 1993). Chlorophenolic compounds and their chlorophenoxy derivatives, such as sodium pentachlorophenate, have serious adverse health effects (48 EB. 14514,14516; April 4, 1983). Formulations containing these compounds also contain chlorinated dioxins and dibenzofurans. For these reasons, wastes meeting the F027 listing are designated as acutely hazardous (50 FR 1978,1979-1982; January 14,1985), 2. Satellite Accumulation Standards as ARARs During the planning ofSuperfund remedial activities, any applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements (ARARs) need to be identified (40 CFR §§300.400(g) and 300.430(d)(3)). Only the substantive provisions of the ARARs, however, must be complied with during the activity. The substantive provisions of an ARAR are generally those requirements that pertain directly to actions or conditions in the environment, such as incinerator performance standards, land disposal restrictions (LDR) treatment standards, or hazardous waste storage standards (OSWER Directive 9234.2- 04FS). If the hazardous substance managed at a National Priorities List (NPL) site meets the definition of a RCRA hazardous waste, then any applicable substantive portions of the RCRA regulations will be ARARs. During a remedial action at an NPL site, a RCRA hazardous waste may be generated. The generator may wish to accumulate the hazardous waste at the initial point of generation (i.e., a satellite accumulation area) to avoid moving small amounts of hazardous waste to the main waste storage area. Can hazardous waste generated at a Superfund site be kept in satellite accumulation areas prior to being moved into accumulation tanks or containers in the main waste storage area? ------- Hotline Questions and Answers August 1994 The substantive provisions of the hazardous waste accumulation regulations in §262.34, including the satellite accumulation standards of §262.34(c), are applicable to hazardous waste generated at Superfund sites (and may be relevant and appropriate for other wastes). Hazardous waste at Superfund sites may accumulate in satellite areas that meet the requirements specified in the satellite accumulation standards of §262.34(c). That rule allows a hazardous waste generator to accumulate up to 55 gallons of hazardous waste or one quart of acutely hazardous waste at or near the point of generation where wastes initially accumulate. When 55 gallons of hazardous waste or one quart of acute hazardous waste has accumulated at the satellite area, the generator has three days to move the hazardous waste to the main waste storage area at the NPL site (i.e., a storage area meeting the more stringent design and operation requirements specified in §262.34(a)). Once the waste leaves the satellite area by being placed in tanks or containers at the main waste storage area it becomes subject to the substantive waste storage requirements, such as the secondary containment standards, of 40 CFR Parts 264 and 265, Subparts I and J (and other requirements in §262.34(a). than established thresholds. If a facility meets the criteria, its owners or operators must file MSDSs and Tier I and II inventory forms with their State Emergency Response Commission, their Local Emergency Planning Committee, and their local fire department. May a facility which maintains an on-sitefire department provide the information to that entity in lieu of making it available to the public fire department? Whichever fire department may have responsibility for the facility, regardless of its affiliation, should receive the reports. The purpose of the requirement to provide local fire departments with MSDS and inventory information is to better enable them to respond to emergency situations. If the on-site fire department is primarily responsible for responding to such an incident, it is appropriate that covered facilities forward the required information to that department. Facility owners or operators should also forward copies of MSDSs and Tier forms to any other fire department that might be expected to respond to a chemical emergency at the facility. EPCRA 3. Submission of Data to On-Site Fire Departments under EPCRA §§311 and 312 EPCRA §§311 and 312 apply to owners or operators of any facility that is required to have available or prepare a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for an OSHA-defmed hazardous chemical present at the facility at any one time in amounts equal to or greater ------- NEW PUBLICATIONS HOW TO ORDER NTIS Publications are available by calling (703) 487-4650, or writing NTIS, 5?85 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Use the NTIS Order Number listed under the document. EPA Publications are available through the Hotline. Use the EPA Order Number listed under the document. RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA National Toll-Free Nos.: 800-424-9346 or 800-535-0202 Local: 703-412-9810 TDD National Toll-Free No.: 800-553-7672 RCRA TITLE: "Pay As You Throw: Lessons Learned About Unit Pricing" AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-94-004 This manual is designed to help local solid waste management agencies determine if unit pricing is a viable option for their communities. The manual offers an introduction to the concept of unit pricing, and focuses on creating a framework for a successful system. It also provides information about unit pricing options such as pricing structures and billing systems, and guides communities through the process of launching a unit pricing program. TITLE: "State Program Advisory Number Ten" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-193273 This document updates the State Authorization Manual (SAM) which assists states and regions authorizing states for the RCRA program. This advisory covers RCRA program changes for the period July 1 through December 31, 1990, and provides three new revision checklists, including toxicity characteristic, hydrocarbon recovery operations, petroleum refinery waste listings, and wood preserving waste listings. Each region distributes the advisory to states. The advisories are also available on the State and Regional Programs Branch (SRPB) Bulletin Board System. TITLE: "State Program Advisory Number Eleven" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-193 281 This document updates the State Authorization Manual (SAM) which assists states and regions in authorizing states for the RCRA program. This advisory covers changes for the period January 1 through June 30, 1991. It provides nine new checklists including land disposal restrictions corrections; the chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant exclusion; boiler and industrial furnace corrections; an administrative stay concerning the K069 listing; and model language from the Attorney General's statement addressing changes in the advisory. ------- New Publications August 1994 TITLE: "State Program Advisory Number Twelve" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-193 299 This document updates the State Authorization Manual (SAM) which assists states and regions in authorizing states for the RCRA program. This advisory covers RCRA program changes for the period July 1 through December 31, 1991. It contains seven new revision checklists including technical amendments to the wood preserving listings, amendments to the BIF requirements, LDRs for K061, corrections to the hazardous waste export regulations, and model language for the changes covered in the advisory. TITLE: "State Program Advisory Number Thirteen" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-193 307 This document updates the State Authorization Manual (SAM) which assists states and regions in authorizing states for the RCRA program. This advisory covers changes for the period January 1 through June 30, 1992. It provides seven new revision checklists including listings for chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons; warfarin and zinc phosphide listings; amendments to the spent solvents listings; and model language from the Attorney General's Statement. TITLE: "Reusable News, Summer 1994" AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-94-004 Reusable News is a quarterly newsletter that reports on municipal solid waste management issues. The Summer 1994 edition contains an article about a recycling project being implemented at the White House called "The Greening of the White House." It also addresses how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) identifies manufacturers that incorrectly claim their products are environmentally friendly. This issue introduces "Recover America," a new program designed to bolster waste prevention in the U.S., and discusses views on municipal waste flow control presented by representatives from three communities. The newsletter also addresses a May 2, 1994, ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court stating that ash from municipal waste-to- energy combustion facilities is not exempt from RCRA hazardous waste regulation. TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA Simplifies Land Disposal Restrictions by Establishing a Set of Universal Treatment Standards, Finalizes Treatment Standards for 42 Newly Listed and Identified Wastes" AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-94-025 This fact sheet provides an overview of a rule streamlining the existing LDR treatment standards. The rule establishes treatment standards for 42 of the wastes listed or identified since the enactment of HSWA, as well as a set of universal treatment standards for over 200 constituents. TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet: Certain Hazardous Waste Slag Uses Now Subject to Regulation" AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-94-024 This fact sheet provides an overview of a rule prohibiting the use of hazardous waste-derived high temperature metal recovery (HTMR) slag residues. While prohibiting anti-skid and de- icing uses on land, the rule does not restrict HTMR slag use in compliance with 40 CFR §266.20 requirements, nor does it prohibit HTMR slag disposal in Subtitle D landfills ------- August 1994 New Publications provided the risk-based levels specified in §261.3(c)(2)aremet. TITLE: "Setting Priorities for Hazardous Waste Minimization" AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: F-94-WMNA-S0002 Designed as a first step in implementing the Draft RCRA Waste Minimization National Plan, this document details a proposed hazard- based methodology for ranking wastestreams and industrial processes to receive EPA's top priority with regard to waste minimization. Also known as the "Draft Methodology Document," this document outlines the criteria used to develop the prioritization methodology. TITLE: "Appendices to Setting Priorities for Hazardous Waste Minimization" AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: F-94-WMNA-S0002.A In support of the document entitled Setting Priorities for Hazardous Waste Minimization. EPA has compiled a set of appendices including a list of the 150 most frequently combusted wastes and a summary of prioritization systems studied in compiling this new methodology. CERCLA TITLE: "Superfund Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Handbook: Procurement—Using TAG Funds" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 354 Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) funds are spent primarily on hiring technical advisors, grant administrators, and obtaining supplies, equipment, and other approved items. This handbook outlines the procedures that must be followed when spending grant funds. The federal regulations governing the selection of technical advisors and other products and services are designed to ensure that each group conducts all selection activities in a manner that guarantees maximum open and free competition. TITLE: "Military Base Closures: Guidance on EPA Concurrence in the Identification of Uncontaminated Parcels Under CERCLA §120(h)(4)" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 249 This memorandum addresses an approach EPA may use in determining whether a parcel has been properly identified by the military as "uncontaminated" and therefore transferable pursuant to CERCLA §120(h)(4). According to CERCLA §120(h)(4), only federal property on which no hazardous substances and no petroleum products or their derivatives were known to have been released, disposed of, or stored for one year or more, may be sold or otherwise transferred. To allow property transfers to occur more quickly, EPA has published examples of three categories of parcels where EPA would generally concur with the military designation of "uncontaminated." TITLE: "Superfund Chemical Data Matrix" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 506 The Superfund Chemical Data Matrix (SCDM) is a source for factor values and benchmark values to be applied when evaluating potential National Priority List (NPL) sites using the Hazard Ranking System (HRS). SCDM contains values for contaminants found most often at sites evaluated with the HRS, as well ------- New Publications August 1994 as the physical, chemical, and radiological screening concentrations and concentrations specified in regulatory limits for hazardous substances present at a site for a particular migration pathway. TITLE: "Superfund Chemical Data Matrix: Appendix B Tables" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 507 This version of SCDM is a subset of the larger document described above. Appendix B contains tables of hazardous substance factor values and hazardous substance benchmarks for non-radioactive hazardous substances and radionuclides. Chemical data are not included. TITLE: "Update on SACM" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 237 This fact sheet reports on the use of the Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model (SACM) in different EPA Regions. Activities include staff changes to encourage cross- program integration, reduction of the Site Inspection Prioritization (SIP) backlog, and a regional site evaluation process for screening newly discovered sites. TITLE: "Revised Interim Soil Lead Guidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective Action Facilities" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 282 This interim directive establishes a streamlined approach for determining protective levels for lead in soil at CERCLA sites and RCRA facilities subject to corrective action. It does not establish a cleanup level, but defines a residential soil screening level of 400 ppm, and outlines a process for calculating site specific cleanup standards through the use of the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model for Lead in Children. EPCRA TITLE: "Title IILList of Lists: Consolidated List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and §112(r) of the Clean Air Act as Amended" AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA500-B-94-002 Facilities that have specifically designated chemicals on site above certain thresholds or use chemicals above activity thresholds may need to report to their Local Emergency Planning Committee, State Emergency Response Commission, and EPA. The Title III List of Lists presents the chemical names, Chemical Abstract Service numbers, and applicable thresholds of many of the lists of chemicals subject to reporting under EPCRA and the Clean Air Act. The document contains the extremely hazardous chemicals, CERCLA hazardous substances, toxic chemicals, and Clean Air Act regulated substances. TITLE: "Explosion Hazard from Ethyl Ether in Disaster Hospital Kits" AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-B-94-001 Ethyl ether was distributed to states in the 1960s and 1970s as part of civil defense hospital kits. Originally intended as an anesthetic, the ethyl ether remaining in the kits should later have been disposed. Much of the chemical was not removed and now poses an explosive and toxic hazard. This fact sheet describes the specific hazards presented by the unstable chemical and the proper procedures for its disposal. ------- August 1994 New Publications OTHER TITLE: "Guide on Residential Lead-Based Paint, Lead Contaminated Dust, and Lead- Contaminated Soil" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 284 This guidance was issued in response to concerns from EPA regional offices, state offices, and the general public about the hazards resulting from residential lead-based paint. While the Agency is in the process of developing a rule to address these hazards under TSCA §403, this directive is to be used to prioritize primary prevention activities. The standards discussed in this directive should not be regarded as definitive statements of the lead hazard associated with specific environmental lead measurements. TITLE: "Monthly Hotline Report" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: See below Yearly Subscription PB94-922 400 530-R-94-005 June 1994 July 1994 August 1994 PB94-922 406 530-R-94-005f PB94-922 407 530-R-94-005g PB94-922 408 530-R-94-005h The reports contain questions that required EPA resolution or were frequently asked, publications availability, Federal Register summaries, and Hotline call statistics. The Monthly Hotline Report Questions and Answers are also available for downloading at no charge from CLU-IN at (301) 589-8366. January 1994 February 1994 March 1994 April 1994 May 1994 PB94-922 401 530-R-94-005a PB94-922 402 530-R-94-005b PB94-922 403 530-R-94-005c PB94-922 404 530-R-94-005d PB94-922 405 530-R-94-005e ------- FEDERAL REGISTERS FINAL RULES RCRA "Oregon; Final Authorization of Revisions to State Hazardous Waste Management Program" August 5,1994 (59 FR 39967) EPA intends to approve Oregon's hazardous waste program revisions under RCRA. Final authorization will be effective October 4,1994, unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing this immediate final rule. Comments must be received on or before September 14,1994. "Wisconsin; Final Authorization of Revisions to State Hazardous Waste Management Program" August 5,1994 (59 FR 39971) EPA intends to approve Wisconsin's hazardous waste program revisions under RCRA. Final authorization will be effective October 4,1994, unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing this immediate final rule. Comments must be received on or before September 6,1994. "Florida; Final Authorization of Revisions to State Hazardous Waste Management Program" August 16,1994 (59 FR 41979) EPA intends to approve Florida's hazardous waste program revisions under RCRA. Final authorization will be effective October 17,1994, unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing this immediate final rule. Comments must be received on or before September 15,1994. "North Carolina; Final Authorization of Revisions to State Hazardous Waste Management Program" August 23,1994 (59 FR 43290) EPA responded to public comments regarding, and reaffirmed, its decision (59 FR 32177; June 23,1994) to approve North Carolina's hazardous waste program revisions. Final authorization for North Carolina's program revisions is effective August 22,1994. "Recyclable Materials Used in a Manner Constituting Disposal" August 24,1994 (59 FR 43496) EPA amended §266.20 so that certain uses of slag residues produced from the high temperature metal recovery (HTMR) treatment of electric arc furnace dust (K061), steel finishing pickle liquor (K062), and electroplating sludges (F006) are not exempt from Subtitle C regulations. EPA clarifies the definition of non- encapsulated uses of HTMR slags by specifying these uses to be the anti-skid/deicing uses. This action effectively prohibits anti-skid/deicing uses of HTMR slags derived from K061, K062, and F006 as waste-derived products placed on the land. This rule does not prohibit other uses of these slags that meet §266.20(b) requirements, nor does it prevent the disposal of HTMR slags in a Subtitle D unit if the residuals meet the risk- based exclusion levels specified in §261.3(c)(2). ------- Federal Registers August 1994 EPCRA "Trade Secrecy Claims; Change of Address" August 22,1994 (59 FR 43048) EPA announced a new mailing address to be used by facilities when submitting trade secrecy claims to EPA, and by petitioners when submitting petitions requesting disclosure of chemical identities claimed trade secret under §§303(d)(2) and (d)(3), 311,312, and 313 of EPCRA. The change is effective August 15, 1994. PROPOSED RULES CERCLA "National Priorities List (NPL); Additions" August 23,1994 (59 FR 43314) EPA proposed to add 10 new sites to the NPL, 6 sites in the General Superfund Section and 4 sites in the Federal Facilities Section. Final and proposed sites now total 1,296. Comments on these additions must be submitted on or before October 24,1994. CERCLA/DOI "Natural Resource Damage Assessments" August 8,1994 (59 FR 40319) The Department of the Interior proposed to amend the regulations for assessing natural resource damages resulting from a discharge of oil into navigable wasters under the Clean Water Act or a release of a hazardous substance under CERCLA. Comments must be received on or before November 7,1994. NOTICES RCRA "Waste Minimization Draft Methodology Document; Request for Comment" August 12,1994 (59 FR 41442) EPA announced the availability of the draft methodology entitled Setting Priorities for Hazardous Waste Minimization. Comments must be submitted on or before September 9, 1994. "Expanded Public Participation and Revisions to Combustion Permitting Procedures; Reopening of Comment Period- August 15,1994 (59 FR, 41741) EPA reopened the comment period for the RCRA Expanded Public Participation and Revisions to Combustion Permitting Procedures proposed rule, which was published on June 2, 1994 (59 FR 28680). Comments must now be submitted on or before September 1,1994. "Hazardous Waste Management System; Land Disposal Restrictions" August 15,1994 (59 EB41741) Pursuant to RCRA §3004(h)(3), EPA proposed to approve the application submitted by Great Lakes Chemical Corporation, requesting an extension of the June 30,1994, effective date of the RCRA land disposal restrictions applicable to wastewater with certain waste codes. Comments must be received on or before September 14,1994. 10 ------- August 1994 Federal Registers NOTICES "Oklahoma; Amended Final Determination of Adequacy of State/ Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Permit Program" August 16,1994 (59 FR 42045) Pursuant to RCRA §4005(c)(l)(C), EPA gave notice of an amended final determination of full program adequacy for Oklahoma's municipal solid waste landfill permit program. The determination of adequacy is effective August 16,1994. "Availability of Document" August 23,1994 (59 FR 43342) EPA announced the publication and availability of Technical Guidance Document: Determining the Integrity of Concrete Sumps. EPA530-R-93- 005. This technical guidance document provides information on conducting integrity assessments of concrete sumps in which hazardous wastes are managed. "Availability of Document" August 23,1994 (59 FR 43343) EPA announced the publication of a technical guidance document entitled Hazardous Waste Management Planning Needs and Practices: A Review of Several State Agency Approaches. EPA530-R-93-010. In this report, EPA examines the existing and emerging hazardous waste management planning needs of several states, describes planning practices designed to address those needs, and relates state observations on the relationship of their planning needs and activities to the Federal Capacity Assurance Planning Process. "Consent Decree; Gulf States Steel, Inc." August 25,1994 (59 FR 43859) A Consent Decree in United States v. Gulf States Steel. Inc.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama on August 12,1994. The decree requires the settling party to pay $800,000 in civil penalties and use $300,000 to undertake pollution abatement projects. Comments will be received for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. "Puerto Rico; Final Determination of Adequacy of State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Permit Program" August 26,1994 (59 FR 44144) Pursuant to RCRA §4005(c)(l)(C), EPA gave notice of a final determination of full program adequacy for Puerto Rico's municipal solid waste landfill permit program. The determination of adequacy is effective August 26,1994. "Land Disposal Restrictions Treatability Variance; Citgo Petroleum" August 30,1994 (59 FR 44684) EPA proposed to grant a site-specific treatability variance from the land disposal restriction treatment standards for F037 and F038 nonwastewaters contained in a surface impoundment at the Citgo Corporation petroleum refinery located outside Lake Charles, Louisiana. Comments will be accepted until September 29, 1994. 11 ------- Federal Registers August 1994 NOTICES "Joint Stipulation of Settlement; Powder River Crude Processors" August 30,1994 (59 FR 44751) EPA proposed to enter into a joint stipulation of settlement under RCRA §7003. The stipulation requires the settling party to pay $30,000 in civil penalties for violations at the Powder River Crude Processors Site near Glenrock, Wyoming. Comments will be received for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. "Definition of Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Recycling; Open Meeting" August 31,1994 (59 FR 44987) EPA announced that two public meetings will be held to address recommended actions from an internal Agency task force for revising the regulatory definition of solid waste under RCRA. The first meeting will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on September 20,1994. The second will be held in Edison, New Jersey, on September 27, 1994. OUST "Iowa; Approval of State Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program" August 9,1994 (59 FR 40507) EPA intends to grant final approval to Iowa to operate a UST program in lieu of the federal program submitted on or before September 8, 1994. CERCLA "Consent Decree; Para-Chem Southern, Inc. Site" August 4,1994~(59 FR 39782) A Consent Decree in United States v. Para- Chem Southern Inc.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina on July 22,1994. The decree requires the defendant to reimburse EPA for costs incurred in connection with the Para-Chem Southern, Inc. Site in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Comments will be received for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. "Consent Decree; Rentokil/Virginia Properties, Inc. Site" August 4,1994 (59 FR 39782) A Consent Decree in United States v. Virginia Properties. Inc.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on July 21,1994. The decree requires the defendant to reimburse EPA $278,618 for costs incurred in connection with the Rentokil/Virginia Properties, Inc. Site in Richmond, Virginia. Comments will be received for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. "Proposed Settlement; St. Louis River Site" August 8,1994 (59 Ffi 40362) EPA proposed to enter into an administrative settlement under CERCLA §122(i). The settlement requires the settling parties to reimburse EPA $726,396 for costs incurred in connection with the St. Louis River Site in Duluth, Minnesota. Comments must be submitted on or before September 7,1994. 12 ------- August 1994 Federal Registers NOTICES "Consent Decree; Economy Products Warehouse" August 11,1994 (59 FR 41338) A Consent Decree in United States v. Boehringer was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska on July 27, 1994. The decree requires the defendants to reimburse EPA $100,000 for cleanup costs incurred by EPA at the Economy Products Warehouse in Omaha, Nebraska. Comments will be received for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. "Proposed Purchaser Agreement; Publicker Industries Inc. Site" August 12,1994 (59 FR 41443) EPA executed a proposed purchaser agreement associated with the Publicker Industries Inc. Site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 23,1994. The settlement would require the purchasers to pay a principal payment of $2,300,000 to EPA. Comments will be accepted for 30 days from the date of publication. "Proposed Settlement; Torch Lake Site" August 15,1994 (59 FR 41759) EPA proposed to enter into an administrative settlement under CERCLA §122. The settlement requires the defendants to grant EPA access to their property to implement the selected remedy for the site. Comments must be received on or before September 14,1994. "National Priorities List; Yakima Plating Company Site" August 23,1994 (59 FR 43291) EPA announced the deletion of the Yakima Plating Company Site in Yakima, Washington, from the National Priorities List. This action was taken because EPA and the State of Washington determined that no further cleanup under CERCLA is appropriate and that the selected remedy has been protective of human health, welfare, and the environment. The deletion is effective August 23,1994. "Proposed Settlement; Popile Inc. Site" August 23,1994 (59 FR 43343) EPA proposed to enter into an administrative settlement under CERCLA §122(h). The settlement requires the settling party to reimburse EPA for past response costs at the Popile Inc. Site in El Dorado County, Arkansas. EPA will consider public comments on the proposed settlement for thirty days. "Consent Decree; Bypass 601 Site" August 23,1994 (59 FR 43358) A Consent Decree in United States v. AT&T, et ah, was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on August 3,1994. Under a mixed funding agreement, the decree requires the defendants to reimburse EPA for 100 percent of the costs incurred in connection with the Bypass 601 Site in Concord, North Carolina. Comments will be received for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. "Proposed Settlement; Lead Battery Recycler Site" August 24,1994 (59 FR 43581) EPA proposed to enter into a de minimis settlement under CERCLA §122(g). The settlement requires the settling parties to pay EPA a total of $ 196,562 for costs incurred in connection with the Lead Battery Recycler Site in Toledo, Ohio. Comments will be received for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. 13 ------- Federal Registers August 1994 NOTICES "Proposed Settlement; Old. Henley Oil Processing Site" August 26,1994 (59 FR 44146) EPA proposed to enter into a de minimis settlement under CERCLA § 122(g)(4). The settlement requires the settling parties to reimburse EPA for costs incurred at the Old Henley Oil Processing Site in Norphlet, Arkansas. Comments will be received for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. "National Priorities List; Wide Beach Development Site" August 30,1994 (59 FR 44633) EPA announced the deletion of the Wide Beach Development Site in Brant, New York, from the National Priorities List EPA and the State of New York have determined that no further cleanup action under CERCLA is appropriate and that remedial actions conducted at the site to date have been protective of human health, welfare, and the environment. The deletion is effective August 30,1994. "National Priorities List; Dupont County Road X23 Site" August 30,1994 (59 FR 44689) EPA announced its intent to delete the Dupont County Road X23 Site in Lee County, Iowa, from the National Priorities List. EPA and the State of Iowa have determined that no further cleanup action under CERCLA is appropriate and that remedial actions conducted at the site to date have been protective of human health, welfare, and the environment. Comments must be received by September 29,1994. "Consent Decree; Tabernacle Drum Dump Site" August 31,1994 (59 F_R 45008) A Consent Decree in United States v. USX Corp.. et al.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey on August 12,1994. The decree requires the defendants to reimburse EPA $1.71 million for costs incurred in connection with the Tabernacle Drum Dump Site in Tabernacle, New Jersey. Comments will be received for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. "Consent Decree; Re-Solve Inc. Superfund Site" August 31,1994 (59 FR 45013) A Consent Decree in United States v. Re-Solve. Inc.. et al.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on August 17,1994. The decree requires the defendants to reimburse EPA $522,000 for costs incurred in connection with the Re-SolVe, Inc. Superfund Site in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Comments will be received for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. EPCRA "Revisions to Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms" August 12,1994 (59 FR 41444) EPA announced the annual deadline for receipt of voluntary revisions to Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Forms is changed to October 15 of each year, six weeks earlier than the previous deadline of November 30. 14 ------- August 1994 Federal Registers NOTICES "Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Administrative Stay" August 22,1994 (59 FR 43048) EPA issued an administrative stay of EPCRA §313 toxic chemical release reporting requirements for hydrogen sulfide (CAS No. 7783-06-4) and methyl mercaptan (CAS No. 74- 93-1). This stay will defer reporting on these two chemicals while the Agency reviews new data and information made available regarding the appropriateness of retaining the listings for theses chemicals. 15 ------- CALL ANALYSES CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE August Daily Volume* 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 Day Year to Date* RCRA/UST January February March April May June July August Month 5,843 5,069 6,059 4,535 4,802 6,324 4,565 5,257 Cumulative 5,843 10,912 16,971 21,506 26,308 32,632 37,197 42.454 EPCRA and Superfund January February March April May June July August Month 4,418 6,835 7,203 6,114 7,944 8,414 3,946 3,906 Cumulative 4,418 11,253 18,456 24,570 32,514 40,928 44,874 48,780 Documents (All Program Areas) January February March April May June July August Month 4,050 4,095 4,081 3,203 3,800 4,915 4,246 4,913 Cumulative 4,050 8,145 12,226 15,429 19,229 24,144 28,390 33,303 *AU calls answered by the Call Management System, the Message Retrieval Line, and the Document Retrieval Line. 17 ------- Call Analyses August 1994 QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY TYPE August Daily Volume* 100 - 1 o . 1 1 1 — — 1 1 — — 1 1 — — 1 1 — Referral ., \ — i 1 — -i — — i — —i — — i — — i 1 1 I_L i — i — i — i ^508] 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 Day Year to Date* Regulatory January February March April May June July August Month 12,042 12.609 15.947 13,686 15,514 1 9,335 11,280 11,393 Cumulative 12,042 24.651 40.598 54,284 69.798 89,133 100,413 1 1 1 ,806 Document January February March April May June July August Month 4,353 4,528 4.789 3,931 4,346 5,404 4,561 5,093 Cumulative 4,353 8,881 13.670 17,601 21,947 27,351 31,912 37,005 Referral January February March April May June July August Month 768 1,288 1.954 1,482 1,763 1,669 1,231 1,508 Cumulative 768 2,056 4.010 5,492 7,255 8,924 10,155 11,663 * All questions answered by the Call Management System, the Message Retrieval Line, and the Document Retrieval Line. A single call may include multiple questions combined with document requests and referrals. 18 ------- August 1994 Call Analyses QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA August 1994* •Based on 16,486 questions and excludes 1,508 referrals made from both Hotlines. Includes the Message Retrieval Line and the Document Retrieval Line. Year to Date4 January February March April May June July August RCRA Month 57% (9.394) 51% (8,788) 54% (11,149) 49% (8,708) 47% (9,334) 43% (10,757) 53% (8,365) 60% (9.786) Cumulative 57% (9,394) 54% (18,182) 54% (29,331) 53% (38,039) 52% (47,373) 50% (58,130) 50% (66,495) 51% (76,281) UST Month 4% (668) 5% (831) 5% (993) 5% (857) 4% (791) 4% (932) 6% (917) 6% (1.018) Cumulative 4% (668) 5% (1,499) 5% (2,492) 5% (3,349) 4% (4,140) 4% (5,072) 5% (5,989) 5% (7.007) EPCRA Month 25% (4,100) 29% (4,923) 27% (5,588) 31% (5,509) 37% (7,386) 45% (11,042) 27% (4,312) 21% (3,532) Cumulative 25% (4,100) 27% (9,023) 27% (14,611) 28% (20,120) 30% (27,506) 33% (38,548) 32% (42,860) 31% (46,392) Superfund Month 14% (2,223) 15% (2,595) 14% (3,006) 15% (2,543) 12% (2,349) 8% (2,008) 14% (2,247) 13% (2,150) Cumulative 14% (2,223) 14% (4,818) 14% (7,824) 14% (10,367) 14% (12,716) 13% (14,724) 13% (16,971) 13% (19.121) ------- Call Analyses August 1994 CALLER PROFILE RCRA/UST Hotline Regulated Community 6,293 Citizens J232 State & Local Govt./Native American ~261 Federal Agencies 117 Educational Institutions 111 EPA 78 Media 9 Interest Groups 13 Congress 2 International 3 Other 140 Referrals* 546 Document Retrieval Line* 200 Message Retrieval Line* 593 TOTAL 8,598 Citizens State & Local Govt./ 3% Native American 4% All Others 5% Federal Agencies 2% Regulated Community 86% * No caller profile data available. 20 ------- August 1994 Call Analyses Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know/ Superfund Hotline Manufacturers Food/Tobacco 33 Textiles 20 Apparel 13 Lumber & Wood 20 Furniture 18 Paper 27 Printing & Publishing 35 Chemicals 188 Petroleum & Coal 65 Rubber and Plastics 72 Leather 6 Stone, Clay & Glass 27 Primary Metals 61 Fabricated Metals 78 Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 39 Electrical&Electronic Equipment 40 Transportation Equipment 44 Instruments 22 Misc. Manufacturing 136 Subtotal 944 Consultants/Engineers Attorneys Citizens Public Interest Groups Educational Institutions EPA Federal Agencies GOCOs Congress State Officials/SERCs Local Officials/LEPCs Fire Departments Hospitals/Laboratories Trade Associations Union/Labor Farmers Distributors Insurance Companies Media/Press Native Americans International Other Referrals* Document Retrieval Line* Message Retrieval Line* TOTAL 1,786 389 313 27 84 59 187 19 1 84 64 9 42 36 2 0 31 5 27 0 11 245 962 54 97 5,478 Attorneys 9% All Others 21% Consultants/ Engineers 41% * No caller profile data available. Manufacturers 22% 21 ------- Call Analyses August 1994 HOTLINE TOPICS RCRA Special Wastes Ash Mining Wastes, Bevill Medical Wastes Oil and Gas Subtitle C (General) Hazardous Waste Id. (General) Toxicity Characteristic Wood Preserving Listing of Used Oil Fluff Radioactive Mixed Waste Delisting Petitions Hazardous Waste Recycling Generators Small Quantity Generators Transportation/Transporters TSDFs General TSDFs Siting Facilities TSDFs Capacity TSDFs Treatment TSDFs Burning TSDFs Storage TSDFs Disposal Land Disposal Restrictions Permits and Permitting Corrective Action Financial Liability/Enforcement Test Methods Health Effects Waste Min./Pollution Prevention State Programs Hazardous Waste Data Household Hazardous Waste Subtitle D (General) Siting Facilities Combustion Industrial Waste Composting Source Reduction/Poll. Prev. Grants & Financing Procurement (General) Building Insulation Cement & Products with Fly Ash 9 13 119 9 573 1,766W 38 14 27 4 27 33 3121 5341 152 68 233 5 6 55 98 50 78 6321 173 183 96 107 19 4601 104 46 165 2891 22 2291-3 41 21 72 5 45 2 4 Paper & Paper Products 7 Re-refined Lubricating Oil 4 Retread Tires 4 Solid Waste Recycling (General) 3961-4 Aluminum 11 Batteries 19 Glass 11 Paper _ 14 Plastics 42 Tires 27 Used Oil 175 Markets (General) 18 Aluminum 5 Batteries 3 Compost 19 Glass 6 Paper 2 Plastics 1 Tires 14 Used Oil 9 RCRA General 2,061s TOTAL 9,786* * Includes 2,844 RCRA document requests. UST General/Misc. 1951 Applicability/Definitions 63 Regulated Substances 17 Standards for New Tank Systems 58 Tank Standards and Upgrading 128 Operating Requirements 19 Release Detection 50 Release Reporting & Investigation 83 Corrective Action for USTs 1056 Out-of-Service/Closure 29 Financial Responsibility 38 State Programs 26 Liability/Enforcement 1961-7 LUST Trust Fund 11 TOTAL 1,018* * Includes 450 UST document requests. 22 1 Hot topics for this month. 'Includes 38 document retrievals and 340 message retrievals for information on the proposed mercury-containing lamp rule. Includes 10 document retrievals and 44 message retrievals for information on municipal waste combustor ash issues. 'Includes 7 document retrievals for the Spring 1994 edition, and 4 document requests for the Summer 1994 edition of "Reusable News." 'Includes 96 document retrievals for "The Catalog of Hazardous and Solid Waste Publications" and 115 message retrievals for information on "Inside the Hotline." 'Includes 30 document retrievals for "An Overview of UST Remediation Options." 'Includes 15 document retrievals and 94 message retrievals for information on the proposed UST lender liability rule. • Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in multiple questions. ------- August 1994 EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW General: General Title HI Questions 403 Trade Secrets 6 Enforcement 33 Liability/Citizen Suits 6 Training 18 Chemical-Specific Information 40 Emergency Planning (§§301-303): General 93 Notification Requirements 37 SERC/LEPC Issues 34 EHSs/TPQs 64 Risk Communication/ Hazards Analysis 29 Exemptions 4 Emergency Release Notification (§304): General 1582 Notification Requirements 77 Reportable Quantities 102 CERCLA § 103 vs. SARA §304 56 ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS 11 Exemptions 15 Hazardous Chemical Reporting (§§311-312): General 63 MSDS Reporting Requirements 52 Tier VII Requirements 127 Thresholds 42 Hazard Categories 10 Mixtures Reporting 14 Exemptions 36 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313): General Reporting Requirements Thresholds Form R Completion Supplier Notification NOTEs/NONs Voluntary Revisions Pollution Prevention 33/50 Public Access to Data TRI Database Petitions TRI Expansion Exemptions 147 228 116 302 13 10 168 1193 67 72 102 88 64 Call Analyses Special Topics: CAA§112 General 145 RMPs 105 List of Regulated Substances 107 Federal Facilities Executive Order 149 TOTAL 3,532 •"Includes 1,105 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know document requests SUPERFUND General/Misc. 235 Access & Information Gathering 15 Administrative Record 9 ARARs 85 CERCLIS 65 Citizen Suits 4 Claims Against Fund 8 Clean-Up Costs 40 Clean-Up Standards 90 Community Relations 49 Contract Lab Program (CLP) 20 Contractor Indemnification 5 Contracts 17 Definitions 18 Enforcement 64 Federal Facilities 17 Hazardous Substances 80 HRS 24 Liability 77 Local Gov't Reimbursement 10 Natural Resource Damages 13 NCP 27 Notification 75 NPL 1771 Off Site Policy 23 OSHA 15 PA/SI 15 PRPs 27 RD/RA 5 Reauthorization 51 Remedial 103 Removal . 39 RI/FS 36 Risk Assess./Health Effects 65 ROD 43 RQ 1921 1 Hot topics for this month. 'Includes 97 message retrievals and 21 document retrievals for information on the Hazardous Materials Spills Conference. 'Includes 97 message retrievals for information on the Promoting Pollution Prevention Voluntary Initiatives Conference. •Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in multiple questions. 23 ------- Call Analyses August 1994 SACM Settlements SITE Program State Participation State Program TAGs Taxes Special Topics Oil Pollution Act SPCC Regulations Radiation Site Cleanup 19 18 40 7 13 6 7 103 48 51 TOTAL 2,150* "•Includes 694 Superfund document requests. TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND REFERRALS: 17,994 'Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in multiple questions. 24 ------- |